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Rock Art Database Privacy Policy
Rock Art Database is a non-for profit organisation run by community members and supported by the Place, Evolution and Rock Art Heritage Unit, Griffith University. This privacy policy will explain how our organization uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website.
Topics:
- What data do we collect?
- How do we collect your data?
- How will we use your data?
- How do we store your data?
- Marketing
- What are your data protection rights?
- What are cookies?
- How do we use cookies?
- What types of cookies do we use?
- How to manage your cookies
- Privacy policies of other websites
- Changes to our privacy policy
- How to contact us
- How to contact the appropriate authorities
What data do we collect?
Our Company collects the following data:
- Personal identification information (Name, email address, phone number, etc.)
- Post information (Organisation, Site, Item, Publications etc.)
- Reviews
- MultiMedia information uploaded to the Rock Art Database
- Messaging information (encrypted)
How do we collect your data?
You directly provide Rock Art Database with most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:
- Register online or place a post to our services.
- Voluntarily complete a customer survey or provide feedback on any of our message boards or via email.
- Use or view our website via your browser’s cookies.
Rock Art Database may also receive your data indirectly from the following sources:
- Google Analytics
How will we use your data?
Our Company collects your data so that we can:
- Process your order and manage your account.
- Email you with special offers and community updates
- Process and evaluate information related to rock art research and community building
If you agree, Rock Art Database will share your data with our partner companies so that they may offer you their products and services.
- Griffith University
When Rock Art Database processes your order, it may send your data to, and also use the resulting information from, credit reference agencies to prevent fraudulent purchases.
How do we store your data?
Rock Art Database securely stores your data at Amazon Web Services (AWS) with standard security measures.
Rock Art Database will keep your data for 3months after your account has been deleted. Once this time period has expired, we will delete your data from our Servers.
Marketing
Our Company would like to send you information about services of ours that we think you might like, as well as those of community members. You can automatically unsubscribe from any of these services.
- Rock Art Database
If you have agreed to receive newsletters and notification emails, you may always opt out at a later date.
You have the right at any time to stop Rock Art Database from contacting you for marketing purposes or giving your data to other members of affiliated groups.
If you no longer wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, please select Notifications in your Account Settings to unsubscribe.
What are your data protection rights?
Rock Art Database would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
The right to access – You have the right to request Rock Art Database for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that Rock Art Database correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request Rock Art Database to complete the information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that Rock Art Database erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that Rock Art Database restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to Rock Art Database’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that Rock Art Database transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email: admin@rockartdatabase.com
Cookies
Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology
For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.
How do we use cookies?
Rock Art Database uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:
- Keeping you signed in
- Understanding how you use our website
What types of cookies do we use?
There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:
- Functionality – Rock Art Database uses these cookies so that we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.
- Advertising – Rock Art Database uses these cookies to collect information about your visit to our website, the content you viewed, the links you followed and information about your browser, device, and your IP address. Our Company sometimes shares some limited aspects of this data with third parties for advertising purposes. We may also share online data collected through cookies with our advertising partners. This means that when you visit another website, you may be shown advertising based on your browsing patterns on our website.
How to manage cookies
You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.
Privacy policies of other websites
The Rock Art Database website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.
Changes to our privacy policy
Rock Art Database keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 01 September 2023.
How to contact us
If you have any questions about Our Company’s privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Email: admin@rockartdatabase.com
How to contact the appropriate authority
Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that Rock Art Database has not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact the Information Commissioner’s Office.